Scripture Verse

Taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. Psalm 34:8

Introduction

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James Fillmore (1849–1936)

Words: Eli­za M. Sher­man, in Songs of Glo­ry No. 2, ed­it­ed by James Fill­more (Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: Fill­more Bro­thers, 1881), num­ber 62.

Music: Ko­dam­bak­kam James H. Fill­more, Sr., 1881 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Sher­man (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Oh, the pre­cious love of Je­sus,
Growing sweet­er day by day,
Turning all my heart so joy­ous,
To a heav’n­ly me­lo­dy.

Refrain

Christ is pre­cious, Christ is pre­cious;
In life’s jour­ney He will lead thee;
Christ is pre­cious, Christ is pre­cious;
He will lead thee all the way.

But we can not know the full­ness
Of the Sav­ior’s won­drous love,
Till we see and know His glo­ry,
In the heav’n­ly home above.

Refrain

Come and taste the love of Je­sus,
At His feet thy bur­dens lay;
Trust Him with thy grief and sor­row,
Bear this joy­ful song away.

Refrain